Testable
/ˈtɛs.tə.bəl/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Susceptible to being tested.
- 2 With respect to the scientific method, capable of being proven true or false.
"We have identified an miR-1246 target site in the noncoding region of F8 mRNA and were able to confirm the suppressory role of hsa-miR-1246 on F8 expression in a stable lymphoblastoid cell line expressing FVIII. These findings suggest several testable hypotheses vis-à-vis the role of nc-RNAs in the regulation of F8 expression."
- 3 Capable of being devised, or given by will.
Example
More examples"Evolutionary psychology generally does not make testable predictions, so it is often viewed as a pseudoscience."
Etymology
From test + -able.